The Act
What president signed the Indian removal act?
President Andrew Jackson
One way they resisted?
Negotiated with the white settlers, adopted white cultural costumes
Who does the bureau protect?
Alaskan natives and Indian tribes
How many people were relocated?
100,000
What did the act do?
Removed Native Americans
The journey that killed many was called?
Trail of tears
What tribe had the most deaths?
Cherokee
How old is the bureau of Indian affairs?
200 years old
How many people died?
18,000
Where were the tribes moved to?
modern day Oklahoma
When was the act signed?
1830
What tribe had the most survive?
Creek
What does the bureau do?
Manage and protect the trust assets of American Indian, Alaska Natives and Indian tribes.
When was the trail of tears?
1830-1850
What was expanded in the south and west?
Slavery
What agency was made because of the act?
Bureau of Indian affairs
Daily double
What principle chief resisted the acts?
John Ross
What is their mission?
To improve life of native Americans.
Who had the most resistance against the government during the removal process?
Cherokee
How many acres of land was opened for white settlers?
Millions of acres
What did the Cherokee do to “fit in”?
Copy the white culture
About how many were removed?
58933
When was the bureau formed?
1824
What were two of the five tribes removed?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
What did it give Andrew Jackson the authority to do?
The authority to offer lands in the west for native Americans for white settlers to move south.